0 an unpleasant responsibility -- byrde [ masculine ]
2 to cause difficulty for sb -- bebyrde
3 something difficult to carry or withstand -- byrde
the burden of taxation.
4 something to be carried -- bør, byrde, last
5 to put a responsibility etc on (someone) -- tynge på, legge byrde på
She was burdened with various troubles.
Options for placement continue to be limited, since foster parents are reluctant to take on the additional burdens caused by drug exposure and premature birth.
What becomes immediately clear from the figures is that housework disproportionately burdened women.
Often the two coincided, with those living together dividing state and feudal burdens among themselves.
The eldest son tried to bear the brunt of these burdens, but it was not long before he had to leave.
The agreement could, for example, be over the sharing of the benefits and burdens associated with the construction and maintenance of an irrigation system.
In order to make just resource allocation decisions, an impartial appraisal of the burdens of benefits is certainly necessary.
The book is not burdened by excessive reference citations, is very readable and suited to a wideranging audience.
Although more talented scholars are being drawn to this field of study, it remains burdened with several premises that invite reform.
